John Stanly may refer to:

• John Stanly (politician) (1774–1834), U.S. congressman from North Carolina
• John Carruthers Stanly (1774–1845), slave owner and free black resident
• John Wright Stanly, Revolutionary War veteran and privateer, father of both the above
  • John Wright Stanly House, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
  • SS John Wright Stanly, a Liberty ship